A typical first trip here runs about $725 to $1,000 per person for 7 days at a mid-range style, before flights. Get your own number from the Budget Calculator.
- Rice and beans cooked in coconut milk, the Belizean staple
- Stewed chicken with recado (achiote paste), the national dish
- Fry jacks, puffy fried dough served with eggs and beans for breakfast
- Boil up, Saturday tradition of fish, plantain, and vegetables in one pot
- One Barrel rum and Belikin beer, the essential Belizean drinks
- Garifuna Settlement Day (November 19), celebrating Garifuna cultural arrival
- September Celebrations, Belize's National Day and Independence Day parades
- Belize Barrier Reef, second-largest coral reef system in the world
- Mayan ruins: Caracol, Xunantunich, and Lamanai in the jungle
English is the official language, the only English-speaking country in Central America. Belizean Creole is widely spoken.
Spanish, Garifuna, and Mayan languages are also spoken by various communities. Communication is generally very easy for English speakers.
- Belizeans are easygoing and laid-back, match their relaxed energy
- Respect marine environments, the reef is protected, no touching coral
- Tipping 10% is appreciated in restaurants
- Belize is small but extraordinarily diverse in culture and nature
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